Hi, my LO had it in both eyes. He had surgery almost 4 months ago when he ...

Posted
05/31/2014

Hi, my LO had it in both eyes. He had surgery almost 4 months ago when he was 6 months. It's hard to find others with similar experiences. Feel free to ask me any questions.

Hi!
I would love to hear all about it!
Did he have the slings put in his eyes to lift them? How was the recovery? Does his eyes look the same as my LO (little one) eyes?
Does it look better now?
I'd love to see before and after pics!??

Sorry a million questions! Just don't know if I'm doing the right thing at such a young age (9 months)

He is doing great! It was the best decision we made. I was very comfortable with our doctor. We used a pediatric opthamologist through texas children's hospital. She was very experienced in these surgeries. I think the doctor is the key. Are you comfortable with yours? We could tell an immediate difference in what he could see. He started playing with toys more and was more interactive with us too. We just went to his 3 month check up and things are still looking good. Yes he had the slings and the recovery was very easy. It looked bad the first day, but I think it was worse on us than him. Yes, his eyes would only open a small amount. He was constantly raising his eyebrows and tilting his head back to see. His eyes don't always look like a normal baby's but I think it's something we notice because we know. Other people don't notice. Here are a couple of more recent pictures.

As far as the recovery, he only had small incisions that we really didn't have to do anything with. We just had to be sure to use the ointment and antibiotics, which with any baby can be an interesting struggle. He did well with the pain. We used Tylenol for the first 24 hours and the next night, but that was it. He didn't really seem phased by it. For the first month or so his eyes would be open slightly when he slept, but it didn't bother him. Now they are pretty much closed all the way. We had the surgery on a Thursday and he was back at daycare, doing just fine on Monday.

Thankyou so much for sharing!
It makes me feel a lot more comfortable seeing before and after pictures and hearing about your experience.
I will definitely be getting it done I am waiting to hear back about a date from the hospital. I think I am comfortable with the doctor, he is very popular here in Sydney and has dealt with a lot of these cases so I'm hoping it will all be ok.

Any ideas about the cause? Heard any theories? Did you take morning sickness tablets when you were pregnant? That's all I could think of that I did.

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